skjel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skel f, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō. Akin to English shell.

Noun

skjel f or n (definite singular skjela or skjelet, indefinite plural skjeler or skjel, definite plural skjelene or skjela)

  1. a shell
    1. either shell of a bivalve mollusk
    2. (by extension) a bivalve
    3. (anatomy, zoology) scale
      Synonym: reist
    4. (anatomy, shellfish) carapace

Usage notes

  • Between feminine and neuter, neuter is more used.

Declension

Landsmål declension of skjel (jō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative skjel skjeli skjeljar skjeljarne
dative ― skjelenne ― skjeljom
compound-genitive skjeljar- ― skjelje- ―

See also

References

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